Comparative Democratic Theory

IF 0.8 Q3 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Democratic Theory-An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2020-06-01 DOI:10.3167/dt.2020.070103

A. Weiss

引用次数: 6

Abstract

This article sketches a theoretical framework and research agenda for what is labeled as “Comparative Democratic Theory.” It is introduced as an approach to democratic theory which is informed by conceptual and methodological debates from “Comparative Political Theory” (CPT) as well as from insights from a global history of democratic thought. The inclusion of CPT perspectives into democratic theory is motivated by what is diagnosed as a conceptual blindness in Western democratic theory. When following this approach, however, the two extremes of unjustified universalism and normatively problematic relativism both must be avoided. To do so, a mode of sound abstraction is proposed, using the term “constellation,” and a discussion of aims and benefits of Comparative Democratic Theory is presented.

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比较民主理论

本文概述了被称为“比较民主理论”的理论框架和研究议程。它被介绍为一种民主理论的方法，由“比较政治理论”（CPT）的概念和方法论辩论以及全球民主思想史的见解提供信息。将CPT观点纳入民主理论的动机是西方民主理论中被诊断为概念盲的东西。然而，在遵循这种方法时，必须避免不合理的普遍主义和规范上有问题的相对主义这两个极端。为此，提出了一种声音抽象模式，使用“星座”一词，并讨论了比较民主理论的目的和好处。

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Democratic Theory-An Interdisciplinary Journal POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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期刊介绍： Democratic Theory is a peer-reviewed journal published and distributed by Berghahn. It encourages philosophical and interdisciplinary contributions that critically explore democratic theory—in all its forms. Spanning a range of views, the journal offers a cross-disciplinary forum for diverse theoretical questions to be put forward and systematically examined. It advances non-Western as well as Western ideas and is actively based on the premise that there are many forms of democracies and many types of democrats. As a forum for debate, the journal challenges theorists to ask and answer the perennial questions that plague the field of democratization studies: Why is democracy so prominent in the world today? What is the meaning of democracy? Will democracy continue to expand? Are current forms of democracy sufficient to give voice to “the people” in an increasingly fragmented and divided world? Who leads in democracy? What types of non-Western democratic theories are there? Should democrats always defend democracy? Should democrats be fearful of de-democratization, post-democracies, and the rise of hybridized regimes?